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What is the relationship between a word and the entity it refers to in the physical world, mental world, or world of experience?

  • Synonymy
  • Internal meaning relation
  • External meaning relation (correct)
  • Antagonism

    • What are the two most obvious sense relations mentioned in the text?

  • Synonyms and antonyms (correct)
  • Homophones and homonyms
  • Alliteration and assonance
  • Metaphors and similes

    • What does the word 'hostility' signal?

  • Friendliness
  • Indifference
  • Hatred and enmity (correct)
  • Compassion and empathy

    • What do sense relations describe in terms of words?

    <p>Collocations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'semantic field' refer to?

    <p>A defined area of meaning containing related words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Synonymy' comes from the Greek word 'sunonumon' meaning:

    <p>'Having the same name'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the verb 'flex' allow in a sentence?

    <p>Muscles or parts of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of relation is described as paradigmatic in the text?

    <p>'Sense relations'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Maiden' predicts a limited number of nouns such as:

    <p>'Voyage or flight'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Antagonism' and 'enmity' represent which type of relation?

    <p>'Relation of synonymy'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the subtle difference between strict (absolute) synonymy and loose synonymy?

    <p>Strict synonymy allows complete interchangeability of words in all contexts, while loose synonymy allows some contexts where the words cannot be substituted for each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes some synonym pairs based on different dialects of English?

    <p>They belong to different national standards of English, such as British, American, and Australian English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes some synonym pairs based on the style and formality of the context?

    <p>They vary in the style and formality of the context in which a word may be used.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between 'find' and 'discover' as types of synonyms?

    <p>'Find' refers to experiencing something in some way, while 'discover' means to be the first one to come across something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes some synonym pairs when their connotations differ?

    <p>They differ in their connotations, with one word having a positive connotation and the other having a negative connotation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does English have so many synonyms according to the text?

    <p>Because of the history of the language involving wholesale borrowing from other languages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of synonyms that differ in their connotation?

    <p>'Famous' and 'notorious'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of synonyms differ when connotations differ?

    <p>'Hate' and 'loathe'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of relation is described as 'part of' in the text?

    <p>Meronymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of relation serves to structure large parts of a language's vocabulary?

    <p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phenomenon is indicated by the 'kind of' relation according to the text?

    <p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of relation is demonstrated when 'tree' is related to 'oak'?

    <p>Hyponymy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are semantic primitives?

    <p>Basic concepts that cannot be defined</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In semantic field analysis, how are words grouped together?

    <p>Based on shared meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the specific preposition that must occur after a particular verb, noun, or adjective?

    <p>Grammatical collocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does lexical collocation refer to?

    <p>Words occurring in specified syntactic relations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes collocations from semantic primitives?

    <p>Collocations are mutually exclusive, while semantic primitives are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of relation is described as having a strong likelihood of co-occurrence?

    <p>Structural relation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mutual expectancy of words based on?

    <p>The number of alternative predictable words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the verbs 'wreak' and 'settle' in terms of collocations?

    <p>'Wreak' has a stronger expectancy with various nouns compared to 'settle'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of relations do lexical collocations represent?

    <p>'Subject + Verb'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Red wine' is an example of which type of collocation?

    <p>'Adjective + Noun'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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